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RINGWORM.
From the figures given in the table, it will be seen that
there has been a diminution in 1912 of the number of cases
of this disease reported. From the increased attention and
care given to this disease, I think that this result is satisfactory.
Not so much, perhaps, that the efforts made are
diminishing the disease, though I hope that is so, but that
with the increased care taken this diminished number
represents all the cases that have occurred in the schools.
The heaviest incidence has been on Loxford School, the
same as last year, and this is very curious, seeing the great
trouble that was taken with that school. At an examination
of the heads made by the Health Visitor several children were
discovered suffering from Ringworm, and from evidence
obtained it seemed probable that the source of infection was
rather outside the premises, or, rather, perhaps, the evidence
pointed to some of these excluded children having been infected
from an outside source. It is a question whether really
satisfactory results will be obtained until there is some suitable
method evolved of dealing with this outside danger. It
is one full of difficulty, however, at present, but requires
attention for future consideration.
TREATMENT.
The treatment of Ringworm by the X Rays has been
continued without any untoward results, and the particulars
of the children treated are given in the following table:—